Gerard Butler recalls being ‘burned alive’ with acid while filming High Alert

Actor well known for acting in several action films, Gerard Butler continues in the genre at the age of 53, and revealed how he suffered a crazy incident on the set of High Alertwhich hits Brazilian theaters on January 26, 2023 (but there are some early screenings) and involved acid burns.

During an interview on the talk show The Late Night Show with Seth Meyers, butler spoke about the terrifying experience of feeling like he was “burning alive” on the set of the film directed by Jean-Francois Richet. This happened while the actor was trying to fix a faulty brake on one of the aircraft before takeoff.

“Now I’m sticking my hand between these two wheels, kind of pretending I know what I’m doing,” said the star of Invasion of the White House (2013) in the program. “Every time I raise my hands, they’re covered in blood and green fluid, right? And I’m like, ‘I don’t know what that green fluid is.'”

“I’m rubbing my face and all of a sudden it’s in my throat. It’s in my mouth. It’s in my nose. It’s in my eyes,” he recalled. Gerard Butler. “It’s burning my face, and I mean burning alive. So it was intense. It actually burned for hours, but it was great for the sequence of the scene.”

At the time of the burn, tension on set rose as a debate ensued among the crew over what to do to get the substance out. Some gifts said to the butler washing your face, while others said it would make it worse. It’s worth highlighting how the actor never revealed exactly how he recovered from the incident. Fortunately, the actor had no serious injuries or sequels.